Hi Colin sorry that you find it "a push" and "bizarre". There is nothing of that sort... I was just trying to probe for arguments (pros and cons, hence [DISCUSSION]) to learn what the situation is "outside my bubble". I too have org-latex-compiler set to lualatex for some time ;-)
Cheers, /PA On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 at 08:28, Colin Baxter <m43...@yandex.com> wrote: > >>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> writes: > > > Karthik Chikmagalur <karthikchikmaga...@gmail.com> writes: > >> For org-latex-preview, one of the other things we tried was to > >> keep all utf-8 font-related settings out of the header that is > >> precompiled. If we manage this precompilation can work (somewhat > >> unreliably) with lualatex, and previews are a bit faster. But > >> doing this via string matching is difficult and fragile. And > >> even with precompilation, lualatex has a slow startup time, and > >> we are some distance away from < 1 sec preview updates. > > > I am wondering if the current design with many previews generated > > using the same latex process can be extended. May we somehow add a > > Lua code to preview.sty that will not exit at all and watch for > > new .tex fragments to appear and preview them. The idea is to > > avoid stopping lualatex process most of the time (unless preamble > > has to be changed) and make it work like a server. That may bring > > the preview speed to acceptable levels. > > > -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode maintainer, Learn more > > about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development > > at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at > > <https://liberapay.com/yantar92> > > I have my org-latex-compiler set to xetex. However, I find this push to > change the default bizarre, especially since advanced users can select > their own settings at will. In my opinion a default ought to be the > "simplest" option and unchanged. Those who want something different > should not force others to adopt their view. > -- Fragen sind nicht da, um beantwortet zu werden, Fragen sind da um gestellt zu werden Georg Kreisler Sagen's Paradeiser, write BE! Year 1 of the New Koprocracy
